Could English people on this thread at least admit that the common denominator in all the football violence at international tournaments is England fans / thugs ?
In 1998, it was with Tunisians, in 1995 in Dublin it was England fans battling Irish police and now it is England fans tangling with Russians and French locals.
English media the last couple of days were reporting that French police needed to handle England supporters more delicately with less robust policing.
Well here is the thing English people, outside Versailles yesterday, the Irish team and supporters were welcomed by local schoolchildren, no riot police were present. They were in Marseille for a reason, that is not over robust policing, it is just anticipating what always happens with England.
Yes the Russians disgracefully charged many innocent England supporters in the Stade Velodrome tonight, but the aggro between England and Russian fans in the last two days was the trigger for that. Would any other country's supporters have "kicked off" with the Russians ?
Perhaps another lengthy ban from all European club football and internationals is required. And the Russians too should be banned, for their actions.